Johnny Sands (born Elbert Harp Jr., April 29, 1928 – December 30, 2003) was an American film and television actor. He worked in over a dozen films, and on television, before he retired from show business in 1971. He then worked as a real estate agent in Hawaii, until retiring in 1991.[1]
Johnny Sands | |
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.jpg) Sands in The Admiral Was a Lady, 1950 | |
| Born | Elbert Harp Jr. April 29, 1928 Lorenzo, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 2003 (aged 75) Ainaloa, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, real estate agent |
| Years active | 1946–1971 as actor, 1971-1991 as real estate agent |
| Spouses | Sue Allen
(m. 1947; div. 1947)Donella B. Clementini
(m. 1962) |
Early years
editSands was born in Lorenzo, Texas.[2][1] When he was 13, he went to Hollywood to work as an usher in a theater.[3]
Career
editDiscovered by a talent scout on his way to the beach, he chose his professional name for his love of sand and surf.[2]
Sands' screen debut was in Affairs of Geraldine (1946).[3] He is perhaps best remembered for his role in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), with Shirley Temple, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, as Shirley Temple's boyfriend, Jerry White;[2] as well as the title character in Aladdin and His Lamp (1952).
He also appeared in The Stranger (1946), with Orson Welles, Loretta Young, and Edward G. Robinson; and, Till the End of Time (1946), with Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum and Dorothy McGuire.
A popular actor who worked in over a dozen films, as well as television shows such as Perry Mason, with Raymond Burr, he continued to receive fan mail for the rest of his life.[citation needed]
Sands eventually left acting and moved to Hawaii, launching a career in real estate.[3]
Personal life
editSands was married twice, first to Sue Allen in 1947, but it lasted only one year Daughter Catherine Browning from a previous marriage. Two sons, Michael and Marco with Donella..[2]
Death
editSands died on December 30, 2003, at his home in Ainaloa, Hawaii.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | The Stranger | Jogging Student in Woods | Film debut, Uncredited |
| Till the End of Time | Tommy | ||
| Affairs of Geraldine | Danny | ||
| 1947 | Born to Speed | Johnny Randall | |
| Blaze of Noon | Keith McDonald | ||
| The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Jerry White | ||
| The Fabulous Texan | Bud Clayton | ||
| 1949 | Adventure in Baltimore | Gene Sheldon | |
| Massacre River | Randy Reid | ||
| It's Your Health | Jim Davis | Short | |
| 1950 | The Lawless | Joe Ferguson | |
| The Admiral Was a Lady | Eddie Hoff | ||
| Two Flags West | Lt. Adams | ||
| 1951 | Target Unknown | Sgt. Frank Crawford | |
| The Basketball Fix | Jed Black | ||
| 1952 | Aladdin and His Lamp | Aladdin | |
| 1953 | Jungle Drums of Africa | Bert Hadley | Serial |
| Sabre Jet | Sgt. Cosgrove | Final film |
References
edit- ^ a b "Johnny Sands, 76; Actor Began Career in Hollywood as Usher". The Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2004. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Wagner, Laura (Fall 2016). "Johnny Sands: Bobby-Soxer Boyfriend". Films of the Golden Age (86): 73–74.
- ^ a b c d Lentz, Harris M. III (2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 347. ISBN 9780786417568. Retrieved 12 November 2016.